LiveFromKyoto
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ROFL @ a Vita that only costs $15 more than a PS4 controller.
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Sony trademarks clickable analog sticks for a portable gaming device (Vita revision?)
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ROFL @ a Vita that only costs $15 more than a PS4 controller.
Funyarinpa
Member
Don't do this to me Sony
biglittleps
Member
I'd buy if this new revision uses micro SD cards instead of Sony cards and has HDMI out.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Well they will need to split and use part of their resources on PSVR now
I think a PSP2 would do decent if they could nail the hardware price and most important of all
THE DAMN FLASH STORAGE PRICE!
It would mainly be a retro/stream handheld for playing everything up to PS2 classics and stream from the PS4 with remote play.
outunderthestars
Banned
Ditto.
akidnamededdy
Banned
If they were interested in really pushing the remote play angle I could see them making use of this patent. Unfortunately the only place Sony seems interested in pushing the Vita is out the open passenger door on a busy interstate.
Possumowner
Member
Love my Vita(s)...and would love a revised version,you simply can't have enough handhelds,so the legend goes
MegaManTrigger
Banned
Reducing costs only makes sense if they're still producing the Vita at a mass scale. And with the way things are at the moment, with stores not carrying too much Vita stock, and not enough people buying the console to warrant another revision.
Also, let's not forget, the people that have a PS4 likely: 1) are people who are solely interested in home console gaming and don't care about having a handheld companion piece, especially, if it leads to an inferior experience as far as lag, internet problems are concerned, and/or 2) are people who already have phones, which defeats the purpose of having a Vita since their phones are more powerful at running emulated console games, and are much cheaper (ignoring the microtransactions shenanigans). Seeing that the majority of the PS4 market share are likely a mix of casuals, these two points are pretty significant to take into consideration.
That being said, I don't think the PS Now is a great sell for the system (or for the PS4 either, but that's a different conversation). The technology for streaming games still suffers from latency issues plus you have problems with consumers preferring either physical copies or PSN downloads over streaming due to how cost-ineffective the PS Now is. Additionally, cross-buy isn't that attractive either. If you bought that one game that has crossbuy, you're probably going to play the console version for how superior it is to the Vita.
MaximumSpider
Banned
God if it's real...day one.
$100 memory cards. 😂😂😂 ha!
I was thinking the remote play option. PlayStation now + remote play app that they are developing.
brianmcdoogle
Member
More than clickable sticks, I want in a Vita revision better Bluetooth and WiFi chips. The Vita is the worst wireless device I own, barely able to have a connection and it is useless as a Remote Play device as a result. Hell, even the Bluetooth sucks and my headphones crap out after about 15 feet. It bothers me that Sony seemingly cheaped out on these two components when there's a lot of care and craft in other aspects of the system.
Stilton Disco
Member
That assumes the NX will have a modern controller layout. And that it won't continue to see decreased third party support, actually.
As for topic at hand, clickable sticks would be ace, but it needs the extra shoulder buttons to really be worthwhile, and if they're doing all that, then I too really hope they go the whole hog and have HDMI out, OLED, and SD card support. Hell, they could make it a more expensive, limited run 'hardcore game enthusiast' at twice the price and I'd still buy it day one with all that.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
http://ipforce.jp/patent-jp-A-2016-24738
Back in 2014 - recently became available to the public, Sony patented a grip that would add an L2/R2 + L3/R3 (via clickable analog "attachment) to the device.
If only...
Back in 2014 - recently became available to the public, Sony patented a grip that would add an L2/R2 + L3/R3 (via clickable analog "attachment) to the device.
If only...
Deft Beck
Member
This is similar to what 3rd party accessory companies tried to make.
stan423321
Member
On another note, did anything ever come out of Sony's VR palm controller? That looked amazing.